Does white make clothes look full? Which colors make you slim and which make you fat. Dress with a V-neck for full

Everyone knows that black visually makes the figure slimmer, and white makes it fatter. But your color scheme in clothes is not limited to these colors. Other colors also have visual deception properties. Let's analyze by what laws and principles we see something that is not actually there, in order to make this effect work for ourselves.

1 Light appears larger than dark.

The apogee of this statement, just the same, is black and white. This visual trick is related to the ability of a colored object to reflect or absorb light rays.

White things reflect the maximum number of light waves that diverge in different directions. As a result, the boundary between white and another color is blurred, making objects appear larger than they actually are.

Black color absorbs light rays, so its borders appear clearer than a white object, and, therefore, it will look smaller than it actually is.

Gray color reflects light rays half as much as white, and the same number of times more than black. Its borders are not as pronounced as in black, not as blurred as in white, but at the same time it loses contrast with the environment. Therefore, this color will slim during the day (not like black, but still) and full in the late evening or at night.

Each color has dark, light and medium shades. They, too, obey the laws of greater or lesser reflection. Light shades of any color will increase dimensions in relation to dark shades.

The expanding and contracting effect is useful for masking figure flaws.

Women who seem to be fuller than they would like, it is better to use dark or medium colors.

For thin people, light and medium are more suitable.

In addition, you can mask slightly plump parts of the figure and unnecessarily thin ones by combining dark and light, while remaining in the same range.

2 Shiny fabrics, even dark ones, are full

It is logical to assume that the mirror surface reflects light much more than a white canvas. A halo of light draws a couple of centimeters for you.

Therefore, if you want to look slimmer, then do not choose a black sparkly dress. Black, in this case, does not compensate for its brilliance. If you fundamentally like glitter, use it in accessories.
But for thin, shiny fabrics are a great help for correction.
And if you have a figure resembling a pear, then a shiny top will suit you.

3 Cold shades slim more than warm ones

Yellow, red, orange. They selectively reflect waves in their short range. You can’t say about them as about white - it reflects light waves of all sizes ( see the physics of color) But these colors are also able to expand objects.

Blue green, blue, purple. In addition to being darker at their highest brightness than their brightest warm colors, these colors, even when diluted with white, have less of an expansion effect than warm colors. This means that a light blue color will be less full than a light warm pink.


So, if you have a choice between warm dark and cold dark, with the main requirement of hiding excess weight, then choose a cold shade.

4 The brighter the color, the more it fills.

Intense shades blind the eye, and this effect causes blurring of the boundaries. Even bright blue: cold and not light, will make you wider than gray-blue of the same lightness.

Let's summarize

According to the given data, it turns out that for overweight people, dark, not bright, cold colors will be ideal. It's like in food: everything that is not tasty is healthy. But I don't think we should go to such extremes.
It is worth knowing that vertical stripes, whatever the color, are slimming, even if it is a peeking blouse from under a cardigan.
And dark things should always be diluted with bright accessories.

I suggest the following combinations for your consideration:

Color combination for overweight people

black blue color

Alternative to black: deep black-blue color. This color is already different from achromatic: it is more fresh, rich, piquant. Suitable for both office and banquet. Combine it with light juicy colors.
Such as purple, burgundy, gold, green, calm azure, brown, lilac, medium beige.

Malachite color

Rich, luxurious, exotic color - the perfect solution for a full figure. Your forms in it will become appetizing and attractive. Malachite universal: everyday and festive color, combined with the color of pink orchid, raspberry, sand, pale green, aqua, coffee with milk, light lilac, and light beige.

Cherry color

Feminine and erotic. Soft and exciting. He will not leave anyone indifferent. Conquer hearts, showing all your feminine nature. Your round shapes in this color will become a virtue.
Cherry color is combined with lilac, raspberry, camel, green blue, gray blue, royal blue, lilac, light brown.

Let's not forget about slender girls who could add a couple of kilograms. Fortunately, they have a choice.
First: these are light warm shades, combine them with bright accessories, add shine.
Second: use shiny fabrics: patent leather, materials with sequins, satin, fabrics with lurix.
Third: bright light clothes.

Color combination for thin people

Silver peony or beige pink.

This color is proposed by Panton as one of the fashion leaders for the spring-summer 2011 season. Delicate, mysterious, full of inner strength blossoming flower. It is more intended for leisure than for the office, although it will not be against everyday wear.
Beige pink is combined with warm pink, orange red, orange sorbet, fresh green, aquamarine, denim blue, coffee with milk, bright lilac, light gray colors.

Light gray green

Restrained, sophisticated. Looks good on satin fabrics. It is designed for the office, as well as for a holiday or recreation. Combine it with glitter, you will look like a rare tropical fish that accidentally got into a gray city.
Grey-green combines with megento pink, red, yellow-orange, olive, blue-green, old gold, pink purple, pale gold.

fuchsia color

Bright, fast, bold. He is always distinguished from the crowd. Fuchsia does not irritate the eyes, and is perfect for working days, but at the holiday it will be a special pearl.
Combine fuchsia with soft pink, hot pink, light yellow, light green, light blue, blue, coffee with milk, bright lilac, gray flowers.

Illusion of clothes pattern.

In the article " which color is fattening and which is slimming» we got acquainted with the optical illusion of color. But this is only the simplest of its manifestations. More complex, varied, bizarre, giving a huge amount of material for experimentation and figure correction - this is a drawing. And what is a drawing if not a combination of colors in different forms? The combinations are bright, contrasting, gradient, barely noticeable in a certain sequence. Some can make even light shades slim, while others can make dark ones, but they deceive in a big way. There are so many drawings that it seems impossible to sort through their illusory effects. But we will try anyway.

First, I want you to look at the girl in different clothes. She loves patterned dresses. By European standards, she cannot be called thin, so the optical illusion of the fabric pattern on her is more noticeable.

Drawings on fabric

Striped dresses

1) horizontal stripe

The fashion for a horizontal strip is quite stable, perhaps because the ideal of a thin woman has not left the pedestal, although this causes indignation among the sane part of the population.

Horizontal stripe - plump. It looks perfect on a slim figure. It can visually expand parts of the body that you think are thin or disproportionately small. For example, not big shoulders or small breasts, etc.

We have to give credit: the horizontal stripe is attractive. Her charm is that she contrasts with the vertical features of the body: arms, legs, due to this, stripes, legs, and graceful hands attract attention.

The more contrast the stripes, the more expression the effect, so black and white stripes equal to each other will be extreme in their kind - they expand to the maximum.

The thinner the stripes, the more the visual illusion of the wide colors appears. If they are white stripes, then the expansion effect will remain. If they are dark, and thin ones are not contrasts, then the picture will be slimmer.

Slightly contrasting, different in width stripes on a cold, not bright shade may not manifest themselves in any way.

2) vertical stripe

This drawing is slimming. The lines follow the structure of the body. The amount of its border, in the form of a line, becomes larger. The eye fixes the borders that are convenient for it, which are closer to each other than they actually are. It's like looking at eye level. Therefore, any presence of such lines, even a scarf, makes you slimmer.

Even if you have a light dress with beige vertical stripes, this effect will work.

If the stripes are bright, against the same background, then deception can be reduced to zero.

A vertically organized pattern, even on light-colored fabrics, will help you look slimmer.

Another of the interesting properties of a vertical strip is that fabric wrinkling is not visible against this background.

3) oblique lines

They bring dynamism to clothing, taking the eye away from the edges of the figure. This is not to say that oblique lines are slimming, we can say that they are distracting. Therefore, they are suitable for girls with any figure.

Be careful: oblique stripes that are too contrasting can distract attention to themselves so much that people do not remember your face.

Soft contrasting light oblique stripes will fit well into any wardrobe.

4) Cell drawing

This drawing is complete. And the larger the cell, the warmer the shade and the richer the color, the more the space moves apart. But how attractive it is, how beautifully colors can intertwine in it!

To negate this effect, it is worth adhering to dark shades fabrics with barely visible stripes, preferably thin.

You can also choose a pattern with pronounced vertical lines and thinner horizontal ones.

The presence of a hanging scarf, an unbuttoned coat or sweater will also visually limit the expansion.

But for slender and thin - this is a great way out.

Floral drawing

5) Medium sized flowers

Beautiful, bright, colorful dresses. What can decorate a woman better than spring. However, they are also visually full. Another plus for the wardrobe of slender girls.

But if you look closely, then light dresses with a very frequent light pattern make you fat more than dark ones with a rare pattern. And the presence of an unbuttoned blouse, coat, scarf will add those same vertical stripes that work wonders.

I note that a medium-sized drawing should not be worn by fragile girls, against its background they will be emphasized small.

6) Big flowers

Usually bright spots - large flowers "push forward" and, of course, make them fat, but at the same time they also distort the proportions of the figure. Distortion can be very skillful when flaws become virtues. And it can ruin the whole image.

This color is suitable for large women if they have disproportionately small places in their figure (chest, shoulders, hips, etc.). It is desirable that the flower lays down there. If the drawing is in full place, then it will bulge grotesquely.

A special effect is obtained in combination bright flower and dark fabric.

7) Small flower

A small flower expands, but in this case, much will depend on the overall shade of the material. Light and bright will fill you up considerably. The same will happen if the picture is strongly contrasting. Dark, cold shades of fabric with a soft pattern will not make significant changes to your figure.

For large and full girls, this pattern is not desirable, as it will emphasize massiveness.

Illusion of clothes pattern. Part two

This article is a continuation first part, where we have already examined some of the patterns on the fabric and their features. I repeat: there are a lot of drawings and they all distort your figure in one way or another. The question is how to make each effect work for itself. So that he, in no case, spoils the figure, but on the contrary, makes it even more attractive. And all this is really possible, knowing the features and laws of the optical illusion of the picture.

Starting to study the pattern of clothes, you should familiarize yourself with more simple action of color, which plays a huge role in the distortion of forms, and in the article we will resort to this knowledge more than once.

Remember, beauty is knowledge and its practical application. And increasing them with each new “drop”, you strive for perfect, inimitable femininity, which has been worshiped for many centuries by both men and women.

Clothes drawings

This pattern stands at a distance from seasonal fashion, its changeability does not affect its popularity. Polka dots are as classic as black, white or gray. Dresses with polka dots can always be found on sale at any time of the year.

The variety of colors in polka dots is also amazing: some visually expand very much, others, on the contrary, slim, there are even those that practically do not distort the figure. What does it depend on?

Visually increase:

1) Dark peas on a white background.

2) Frequent small peas on a light background

3) Very large peas

4) White polka dots on a bright warm fabric (for example, white polka dots on red, yellow or orange fabric)

5) Shiny peas

Slightly change the figure:

1) Dark polka dots on light fabric arranged vertically

2) Frequent white peas on a black background

3) Medium infrequent peas on a medium-light color of a cold shade (for example, white peas against a background of aquamarine)

4) Dark peas on a color of medium lightness.

Visually narrow:

1) Vertically organized light small peas on a dark background

2) Rare, closer to small, white peas on a black background

3) Rare medium peas of light shades, but not white (it is important that there is less contrast) on a non-bright background of a medium or dark shade, preferably a cold color (for example, yellow-orange peas on a denim background)

4) Dark peas, on a dark background

When a hue fades into a lighter, brighter or completely different color. This is how volume, richness of colors, and ... modeling of the figure is achieved.

Soft, cold, darker colors visually reduce the volume. Bright, light, warm shades - expand. Make sure that narrowing shades fall into places that are fuller than you would like, and filling colors into thin areas.

So, for example, for women with a wide top and a narrow bottom, dresses with a gradient from a light top to a dark bottom are contraindicated.

A corner is nothing more than two oblique lines converging at one point. How do you remember from first part, oblique lines do not distort the figure, but distract from it. It's all thanks to the introduction of dynamics. And since the two lines tend to reunite, reducing the distance between them, their priority will be the narrowing effect. They do not just slim, but make the eye constantly run from the beginning of the triangle to its end, which can distract from studying the figure.

The sharper and longer the angle, the more it slims.

For the visual illusion of reduction, the horizontal or vertical location of the corner does not matter. They do not form new borders (like, for example, a vertical strip), but hide the volume of the figure.

A large obtuse angle, throws off the dynamics and can even fill you up.

A frequent, obtuse, contrasting or colorful angle can also give volume, rather than reduce it.

A classic leopard dress with a small, oblong, dark brown spot on a light brown background. The specks are arranged vertically, and there are lighter and darker vertical stripes on the background. Most often, the contrast between the spots and the background is not great.

We can say with confidence: the leopard color of the dress is slimming.

The pronounced effect will vary with the size of the spots and their contrast with the background. A larger or contrasting pattern will slim you less.

Tiger dresses also have the effect of reducing the volume, since the stripes of the tiger are more like a long sharp corner, and we examined it above.

Contrasting large pattern

By contrast, we mean a big difference between the properties of a color. So the highest contrast between light and dark is black and white. This is a very bright and restrained combination, but very dangerous in the distortion of the figure.

First, no more white or dark on the opposite background attracts attention, so both successful and unsuccessful corrections will be visible.

It is worth knowing that white lace or a frequent ornament on a dark background greatly expands the space. If the white pattern is placed horizontally along the edge of the dress, its hem appears to be wider than it actually is. For women with wide hips or legs, this will betray an even greater increase in volume.

A vertically positioned white pattern, framed by a black background, makes the figure slimmer.

The location of the openwork pattern on the sides - increases the volume.

Black lace on white expands less than white on black, but it makes it look fat compared to plain black.

Abstract dress pattern

Drawing limited spots

Small spots limited in area with a clear contour, organized vertically - slim.

If the background is light, the picture is warm and large enough, then an expansion effect is observed.

Fills and very contrasting closer to the large pattern of spots.

But in any case, this drawing has more to do with the narrowing of the figure than the blurry one, since clearly defined spots, in turn, make it possible to more clearly draw the contours of the figure.

Blurry spots pattern

Such coloring makes the image foggy, and the contours of the figure are blurry. In light and even medium colors, it makes you look fat.

Not bright blurry spots, on a dark background tend to have a narrowing effect, due to the predominance of a slimming color, but, nevertheless, this pattern will narrow less solid dark, cold fabrics.

Large blurry spots will act as a gradient.

Women try to look slimmer even when their figure is already distinguished by slender parameters. Why is that? It's all about advertising. On TV screens and designer catwalks, we see thin girls flaunting fashionable and expensive clothes. And we want to look the same. Men are more likely to turn on slender girls. It's so nice. There are many more reasons why women strive to become slimmer, or at least look thinner.

There is not always time for a regular workout at the gym or a simple jog in the nearest park. But we buy clothes one way or another. Updating your wardrobe is a great opportunity to make yourself not only more stylish, but also slim. This article is intended to be read not only by overweight ladies, but by all women, regardless of their physique. Because it is not uncommon for us to purchase clothes that visually make us fuller. In addition, this information will come in handy during the audit in the closet.

Shapeless coat

There are such models among trench coats and coats that are difficult to attribute to any particular form. There are straight, trapezoidal, etc., and there are also shapeless ones. They are like a bag. And you will look like in a bag in it. Wearing such a coat, you hide your curves from yourself and those around you. If you have them and you know it, great. But others will not be able to be happy for you, because they will not see anything attractive under such clothes. Rather, people will have the idea that you are hiding some flaws. The effect is just the opposite of what you want.

Baggy sweaters don't fit

Here we are talking about sweaters that are clearly too big for you. For some reason, it is generally accepted that a full figure and folds of excess weight help to mask just such sweaters. Voluminous, long, more like an old elongated husband's sweater than your own. Putting on such things you only disfigure yourself and add extra pounds. Only a very fragile girl can look sexy in a big sweater. And then, if he is put on a naked body for a defile around the house in front of a beloved man. Curvy women should forget about the existence of such sweaters, so as not to add extra weight to themselves.

Sports pants

Tracksuits are convenient not only for jogging or fitness, but also as casual wear for the home. In some models, it is not a sin to appear in public during a picnic or a walk before going to bed. Only not every model of sports trousers looks attractive. Can still be found in stores a large number of models of sports trousers that have wide legs and are completely devoid of shape. Such panties can turn even a thin girl into a donut. Experience the convenience of other models sportswear. Pants with a low waistline (at least a few centimeters), semi-adjacent silhouette. They are also comfortable, but they look completely different - they do not add extra pounds to you.

Clothes with prints and roses

Everything should be in moderation. No one is against a light print on the hem of the dress or in the bodice area, a small floral pattern on individual details of clothing. Long, ankle-length printed dresses are still at the height of fashion. However, such outfits adorn not all women. A very slender girl can afford them, because the print visually enlarges the figure. If you still cannot imagine your wardrobe without such things, then buy small things with a pattern. It can be a floral blouse worn with plain trousers or a skirt. Do not try to dress in flowers from head to toe.

Tight-fitting jerseys

Knitted fabric, although elastic, is not able to pull your fat folds and make you slimmer. This is only possible with corrective underwear or very dense fabrics that do not stretch. Knitwear looks beautiful only on a really slim figure. As for shiny elastic fabrics or stretchy fabrics with lurex, it is generally contraindicated for women with weight problems.

Pants and jeans, tapered to the bottom

This form creates the silhouette of a figure in the form of an inverted triangle. This visually makes the figure heavier, especially in the hips and buttocks.

Abundant decorative trim

Dresses and blouses lavishly decorated with patch pockets, lace, ruffles, ruffles, frills and puffy collars in the chest area will only reinforce the impression that you should lose a few pounds. The same abundance of decor is unacceptable in the hips.

Clothing with a belt

By itself, the belt can both help to make the figure more harmonious and slender, and vice versa. It does not matter what you are wearing - a silk blouse with a thin belt, a jacket or a warm coat. The waist, tightly tied with a belt or belt, very ugly separates the upper and lower parts of the body. In addition, it is unlikely that you will be able to breathe normally with such a tightening. The belt must be tied according to the figure or its knot left slightly lowered. Such a sloppy casual style. Skirts and trousers with a set-in belt should also not cut into the body.

Clothing with wide sleeves

Again, this can be a dress, shirt or cardigan. In any case, the huge sleeves, which can fit a few more hands, will make you look like a bat with spread wings. By the way, there is even such a bat sleeve style. This is not a very successful invention of fashion designers, because it makes even slender women fat.

Jeans with fading

Artificially aged fabric in the thighs and buttocks creates a not too favorable contrast between. Especially if the jeans themselves are dark and the scuffs are light. With this color scheme, your "charms" will look even larger and heavier.

Clothes with protruding pockets

Any clothing (trousers, jackets, dresses, tunics) that has bulging pockets on the sides will visually make you even wider. These are not necessarily pockets with flaps, there are options for voluminous patch pockets with an assembly along the edge.

Clothes with shoulder pads

Small rounded shoulder pads are perfectly acceptable so that the coat does not sag on the shoulders or the blouse does not look like a shapeless rag. But you need to get rid of the big shoulder pads. They weigh down your shoulders and make you look like a terminator.

tiny handbags

There is no sadder sight than this - a puffy lady with a small handbag that is barely visible on her shoulder or hidden under her arm. Sorry for the comparison, but more like an elephant and a Pug.

Massive shoe models

Full legs should also strive to be made more slender. In this case, shoes with various buckles, straps and other decorations in the ankle area will not help you. The square shape of the toe of the shoes will also exacerbate the impression. You should give preference to shoes with a small pointed or rounded toe.

In addition to the things that we have already listed, there are some more details that can give you a couple of extra pounds. Just like that, because you illiterately chose your clothes.

Before buying clothes, try them on. Examine yourself carefully in front of the mirror and make sure that she sits on the figure. If a thing makes you look fatter, don't buy it no matter how pretty (or inexpensive) it is.

Everyone knows that black visually makes the figure slimmer, and white makes it fatter. But your color scheme in clothes is not limited to these colors. Other colors also have visual deception properties. Let's analyze by what laws and principles we see something that is not actually there, in order to make this effect work for ourselves.

1 Light appears larger than dark.

The apogee of this statement, just the same, is black and white. This visual trick is related to the ability of a colored object to reflect or absorb light rays.

White things reflect the maximum number of light waves that diverge in different directions. As a result, the boundary between white and another color is blurred, making objects appear larger than they actually are.

Black color absorbs light rays, so its borders appear clearer than a white object, and, therefore, it will look smaller than it actually is.

Gray color reflects light rays half as much as white, and the same number of times more than black. Its borders are not as pronounced as in black, not as blurred as in white, but at the same time it loses contrast with the environment. Therefore, this color will slim during the day (not like black, but still) and full in the late evening or at night.



Each color has dark, light and medium shades. They, too, obey the laws of greater or lesser reflection. Light shades of any color will increase dimensions in relation to dark shades.



The expanding and contracting effect is useful for masking figure flaws.

Women who seem to be fuller than they would like, it is better to use dark or medium colors.

For thin people, light and medium are more suitable.

In addition, you can mask slightly plump parts of the figure and unnecessarily thin ones by combining dark and light, while remaining in the same range.

2 Shiny fabrics, even dark ones, are full

It is logical to assume that the mirror surface reflects light much more than a white canvas. A halo of light draws a couple of centimeters for you.

Therefore, if you want to look slimmer, then do not choose a black sparkly dress. Black, in this case, does not compensate for its brilliance. If you fundamentally like glitter, use it in accessories.
But for thin, shiny fabrics are a great help for correction.
And if you have a figure resembling a pear, then a shiny top will suit you.

3 Cold shades slim more than warm ones

Yellow, red, orange. They selectively reflect waves in their short range. You can’t say about them as about white - it reflects light waves of all sizes ( see the physics of color) But these colors are also able to expand objects.

Blue green, blue, purple. In addition to being darker at their highest brightness than their brightest warm colors, these colors, even when diluted with white, have less of an expansion effect than warm colors. This means that a light blue color will be less full than a light warm pink.




So, if you have a choice between warm dark and cold dark, with the main requirement of hiding excess weight, then choose a cold shade.

4 The brighter the color, the more it fills.

Intense shades blind the eye, and this effect causes blurring of the boundaries. Even bright blue: cold and not light, will make you wider than gray-blue of the same lightness.


Let's summarize

According to the given data, it turns out that for overweight people, dark, not bright, cold colors will be ideal. It's like in food: everything that is not tasty is healthy. But I don't think we should go to such extremes.
It is worth knowing that vertical stripes, whatever the color, are slimming, even if it is a peeking blouse from under a cardigan.
And dark things should always be diluted with bright accessories.

I suggest the following combinations for your consideration:

Color combination for overweight people

black blue color

Alternative to black: deep black-blue color. This color is already different from achromatic: it is more fresh, rich, piquant. Suitable for both office and banquet. Combine it with light juicy colors.
Such as purple, burgundy, gold, green, calm azure, brown, lilac, medium beige.

Malachite color

Rich, luxurious, exotic color - the perfect solution for a full figure. Your forms in it will become appetizing and attractive. Malachite universal: everyday and festive color, combined with the color of pink orchid, raspberry, sand, pale green, aqua, coffee with milk, light lilac, and light beige.

Cherry color

Feminine and erotic. Soft and exciting. He will not leave anyone indifferent. Conquer hearts, showing all your feminine nature. Your round shapes in this color will become a virtue.
Cherry color is combined with lilac, raspberry, camel, green blue, gray blue, royal blue, lilac, light brown.

Let's not forget about slender girls who could add a couple of kilograms. Fortunately, they have a choice.
First: these are light warm shades, combine them with bright accessories, add shine.
Second: use shiny fabrics: patent leather, materials with sequins, satin, fabrics with lurix.
Third: bright light clothes.

Color combination for thin people

Silver peony or beige pink.

This color is proposed by Panton as one of the fashion leaders for the spring-summer 2011 season. Gentle, mysterious, filled with the inner strength of a blooming flower. It is more intended for leisure than for the office, although it will not be against everyday wear.
Beige pink is combined with warm pink, orange red, orange sorbet, fresh green, aquamarine, denim blue, coffee with milk, bright lilac, light gray colors.

Light gray green

Restrained, sophisticated. Looks good on satin fabrics. It is designed for the office, as well as for a holiday or recreation. Combine it with glitter, you will look like a rare tropical fish that accidentally got into a gray city.
Grey-green combines with megento pink, red, yellow-orange, olive, blue-green, old gold, pink purple, pale gold.

fuchsia color

Bright, fast, bold. He is always distinguished from the crowd. Fuchsia does not irritate the eyes, and is perfect for working days, but at the holiday it will be a special pearl.
Combine fuchsia with soft pink, hot pink, light yellow, light green, light blue, blue, coffee with milk, bright lilac, gray flowers.

Illusion of clothes pattern.

In the article " which color is fattening and which is slimming» we got acquainted with the optical illusion of color. But this is only the simplest of its manifestations. More complex, varied, bizarre, giving a huge amount of material for experiments and figure adjustments - this is a drawing. And what is a drawing if not a combination of colors in different forms? The combinations are bright, contrasting, gradient, barely noticeable in a certain sequence. Some can make even light shades slim, while others can make dark ones, but they deceive in a big way. There are so many drawings that it seems impossible to sort through their illusory effects. But we will try anyway.

First, I want you to look at the girl in different clothes. She loves patterned dresses. By European standards, she cannot be called thin, so the optical illusion of the fabric pattern on her is more noticeable.

Drawings on fabric

Striped dresses

1) horizontal stripe

The fashion for a horizontal strip is quite stable, perhaps because the ideal of a thin woman has not left the pedestal, although this causes indignation among the sane part of the population.

Horizontal stripe - full. It looks perfect on a slim figure. It can visually expand parts of the body that you think are thin or disproportionately small. For example, not big shoulders or small breasts, etc.

We have to give credit: the horizontal stripe is attractive. Her charm is that she contrasts with the vertical features of the body: arms, legs, due to this, stripes, legs, and graceful hands attract attention.

The more contrast the stripes, the more expression the effect, so black and white stripes equal to each other will be extreme in their kind - they expand to the maximum.

The thinner the stripes, the more the visual illusion of the wide colors appears. If they are white stripes, then the expansion effect will remain. If they are dark, and thin ones are not contrasts, then the picture will be slimmer.

Slightly contrasting, different in width stripes on a cold, not bright shade may not manifest themselves in any way.

2) vertical stripe

This drawing is slimming. The lines follow the structure of the body. The amount of its border, in the form of a line, becomes larger. The eye fixes the borders that are convenient for it, which are closer to each other than they actually are. It's like looking at eye level. Therefore, any presence of such lines, even a scarf, makes you slimmer.

Even if you have a light dress with beige vertical stripes, this effect will work.

If the stripes are bright, against the same background, then deception can be reduced to zero.

A vertically organized pattern, even on light-colored fabrics, will help you look slimmer.

Another of the interesting properties of a vertical strip is that fabric wrinkling is not visible against this background.

3) oblique lines

They bring dynamism to clothing, taking the eye away from the edges of the figure. This is not to say that oblique lines are slimming, we can say that they are distracting. Therefore, they are suitable for girls with any figure.

Be careful: oblique stripes that are too contrasting can distract attention to themselves so much that people do not remember your face.

Soft contrasting light oblique stripes will fit well into any wardrobe.

4) Cell drawing

This drawing is complete. And the larger the cell, the warmer the shade and the richer the color, the more the space moves apart. But how attractive it is, how beautifully colors can intertwine in it!

To negate this effect, you should stick to dark shades of fabric with barely visible stripes, preferably thin ones.

You can also choose a pattern with pronounced vertical lines and thinner horizontal ones.

The presence of a hanging scarf, an unbuttoned coat or sweater will also visually limit the expansion.

But for slender and thin - this is a great way out.

Floral drawing

5) Medium sized flowers

Beautiful, bright, colorful dresses. What can decorate a woman better than spring. However, they are also visually full. Another plus for the wardrobe of slender girls.

But if you look closely, then light dresses with a very frequent light pattern make you fat more than dark ones with a rare pattern. And the presence of an unbuttoned blouse, coat, scarf will add those same vertical stripes that work wonders.

I note that a medium-sized drawing should not be worn by fragile girls, against its background they will be emphasized small.

6) Big flowers

Usually bright spots - large flowers "push forward" and, of course, make them fat, but at the same time they also distort the proportions of the figure. Distortion can be very skillful when flaws become virtues. And it can ruin the whole image.

This color is suitable for large women if they have disproportionately small places in their figure (chest, shoulders, hips, etc.). It is desirable that the flower lays down there. If the drawing is in full place, then it will bulge grotesquely.

A special effect is obtained in a combination of a bright flower and dark fabric.

7) Small flower

A small flower expands, but in this case, much will depend on the overall shade of the material. Light and bright will fill you up considerably. The same will happen if the picture is strongly contrasting. Dark, cold shades of fabric with a soft pattern will not make significant changes to your figure.

For large and full girls, this pattern is not desirable, as it will emphasize massiveness.

Illusion of clothes pattern. Part two

This article is a continuation first part, where we have already examined some of the patterns on the fabric and their features. I repeat: there are a lot of drawings and they all distort your figure in one way or another. The question is how to make each effect work for itself. So that he, in no case, spoils the figure, but on the contrary, makes it even more attractive. And all this is really possible, knowing the features and laws of the optical illusion of the picture.

Starting to study the pattern of clothes, you should familiarize yourself with more simple action of color, which plays a huge role in the distortion of forms, and in the article we will resort to this knowledge more than once.

Remember, beauty is knowledge and its practical application. And increasing them with each new “drop”, you strive for perfect, inimitable femininity, which has been worshiped for many centuries by both men and women.

Clothes drawings

This pattern stands at a distance from seasonal fashion, its changeability does not affect its popularity. Polka dots are as classic as black, white or gray. Dresses with polka dots can always be found on sale at any time of the year.

The variety of colors in polka dots is also amazing: some visually expand very much, others, on the contrary, slim, there are even those that practically do not distort the figure. What does it depend on?

Visually increase:

1) Dark peas on a white background.

2) Frequent small peas on a light background

3) Very large peas

4) White polka dots on a bright warm fabric (for example, white polka dots on red, yellow or orange fabric)

5) Shiny peas

Slightly change the figure:

1) Dark polka dots on light fabric arranged vertically

2) Frequent white peas on a black background

3) Medium infrequent peas on a medium-light color of a cold shade (for example, white peas against a background of aquamarine)

4) Dark peas on a color of medium lightness.

Visually narrow:

1) Vertically organized light small peas on a dark background

2) Rare, closer to small, white peas on a black background

3) Rare medium peas of light shades, but not white (it is important that there is less contrast) on a non-bright background of a medium or dark shade, preferably a cold color (for example, yellow-orange peas on a denim background)

4) Dark peas, on a dark background

When a hue fades into a lighter, brighter or completely different color. This is how volume, richness of colors, and ... modeling of the figure is achieved.

Soft, cold, darker colors visually reduce the volume. Bright, light, warm shades - expand. Make sure that narrowing shades fall into places that are fuller than you would like, and filling colors into thin areas.

So, for example, for women with a wide top and a narrow bottom, dresses with a gradient from a light top to a dark bottom are contraindicated.

A corner is nothing more than two oblique lines converging at one point. How do you remember from first part, oblique lines do not distort the figure, but distract from it. It's all thanks to the introduction of dynamics. And since the two lines tend to reunite, reducing the distance between them, their priority will be the narrowing effect. They do not just slim, but make the eye constantly run from the beginning of the triangle to its end, which can distract from studying the figure.

The sharper and longer the angle, the more it slims.

For the visual illusion of reduction, the horizontal or vertical location of the corner does not matter. They do not form new borders (like, for example, a vertical strip), but hide the volume of the figure.

A large obtuse angle, throws off the dynamics and can even fill you up.

A frequent, obtuse, contrasting or colorful angle can also give volume, rather than reduce it.

A classic leopard dress with a small, oblong, dark brown spot on a light brown background. The specks are arranged vertically, and there are lighter and darker vertical stripes on the background. Most often, the contrast between the spots and the background is not great.

We can say with confidence: the leopard color of the dress is slimming.

The pronounced effect will vary with the size of the spots and their contrast with the background. A larger or contrasting pattern will slim you less.

Tiger dresses also have the effect of reducing the volume, since the stripes of the tiger are more like a long sharp corner, and we examined it above.

Contrasting large pattern

By contrast, we mean a big difference between the properties of a color. So the highest contrast between light and dark is black and white. This is a very bright and restrained combination, but very dangerous in the distortion of the figure.

First, no more white or dark on the opposite background attracts attention, so both successful and unsuccessful corrections will be visible.

It is worth knowing that white lace or a frequent ornament on a dark background greatly expands the space. If the white pattern is placed horizontally along the edge of the dress, its hem appears to be wider than it actually is. For women with wide hips or legs, this will betray an even greater increase in volume.

A vertically positioned white pattern, framed by a black background, makes the figure slimmer.

The location of the openwork pattern on the sides - increases the volume.

Black lace on white expands less than white on black, but it makes it look fat compared to plain black.

Abstract dress pattern

Drawing limited spots

Small spots limited in area with a clear contour, organized vertically - slim.

If the background is light, the picture is warm and large enough, then an expansion effect is observed.

Fills and very contrasting closer to the large pattern of spots.

But in any case, this drawing has more to do with the narrowing of the figure than the blurry one, since clearly defined spots, in turn, make it possible to more clearly draw the contours of the figure.

Blurry spots pattern


To look perfect, most women work on themselves every day. They go to the gym and beauty salons, sit on strict diets or even starve. But even after many months of such work, not everyone is satisfied with their figure. And then fashion designers and designers come to their aid. They offer styles of dresses that slim and hide extra centimeters at the waist and sides. The fair sex can only choose dresses of the right color and style.

Let us consider in more detail who and what kind of dress the modern fashion prescribes to wear.

Dress with a high waist for full

The tummy and wide hips can be hidden by a dress in which the waist line is raised and runs along the breast itself. A wide skirt is sewn to such a belt, which falls down in light waves. This model masks all the flaws of the figure and focuses on the upper body. To divert attention from large hips, such dresses have a deep neckline.


This style can be called bold. It is recommended to wear such dresses to parties or clubs, but for the office it is better to choose something more modest and closed.

Peplum dress for full

Another good option for those who want to visually make themselves more slender is a peplum dress. This detail returned to the women's wardrobe a few seasons ago and immediately gained incredible popularity. After all, with its help it is possible to visually narrow the waist and reduce the hips. Peplum is called a small skirt, diverging from the belt over the dress itself. It can be of different lengths. A very small one stands almost horizontally. But the long one falls to about the middle of the thigh.


The choice of peplum length depends on the density of the fabric, and on the type of a particular figure. For example, if you have a noticeable belly, it is better to choose a dress with an asymmetrical peplum. For those with wide hips, a long peplum is recommended, which will be above or below the widest part of the leg.

Maxi dress for full

Those who want to hide the flaws of their figure from others should wear dresses with floor-length skirts made of light fabrics. Such skirts freely descend along the silhouette and hide the “riding breeches”, full hips and calves, and the absence of a press under them. Dresses with a maxi length must have a belt that will emphasize the waist, even if it is not.

When choosing such a dress, you need to remember that shapeless clothes make even the owners of perfect figures look fat. Therefore, long hoodies without a belt must be abandoned forever.

Dress-shirt for full


These dresses are like a long shirt. They have a collar, standard or short sleeves with cuffs and a row of buttons along the entire length. These models are sewn from soft jersey and hard cotton. If you have a slim figure, you can wear this knee-length dress without a belt. For owners of large shapes, it is better to emphasize the waist with a thin leather or textile strap. To appear slimmer, wear heels.


Dress with a wrap for full

For all girls who want to hide their lush hips, designers recommend paying attention to wrap dresses. They are considered one of the most successful models that slims. These models are wrapped in the same way as a bathrobe. The fabric falls in free folds along the oblique, which correct the figure.


Dresses of this style are cocktail, office and for every day. So, for a gala event, a wrap dress with a wedge-shaped skirt or a tulip is suitable. And in the office it is better to wear a dress with a flat bottom or a slightly flared skirt. Whichever model you choose, it will always look elegant and stylish. These dresses often have a wide belt, due to which the model manages to fit perfectly on any figure.

Dress with a V-neck for full

A neckline of this shape is indeed a good find for those who want to appear slimmer and taller. If you have a large bust, you do not need to wear dresses with a square or round neckline. In order not to draw attention to the chest, it is worth abandoning dresses, the collar of which is decorated with embroidery, rhinestones, sequins or ruffles.


The V-shaped neckline visually reduces the chest, stretches the figure and compensates for the difference between the bottom and the top. To enhance the effect, you can wear long thin beads or a pendant on a chain below the chest. These jewelry emphasize the chin and visually lengthen the neck.

Dress with contrasting side panels

To be slimmer and taller, you need to wear clothes with vertical stripes. Particular attention is recommended to be paid to dresses that have contrasting inserts on the sides. They can be plain or decorated with a small print. The main thing is that they divide the figure vertically into parts. The width of the inserts can be any, the main thing is to maintain symmetry.


In order to visually get rid of extra pounds, in addition to the dress, you need to choose the right shoes, accessories and not make a mistake with the color scheme of your outfit. Take advantage of one of the ten tricks with which you can make your figure slimmer.

10 tricks that will make your figure slimmer


Heeled shoes

Full girls need to give up brogues, moccasins and ballet flats. Your wardrobe must have shoes with a stable heel of medium length. If the leg is full, do not wear stilettos. They will make you look ridiculous. It is better to choose pumps that go well with classic and casual style clothes. The hairpin is recommended to be worn by girls with slender legs.

Dark and cold shades

We all know that light makes you fat. Therefore, for those who are dissatisfied with their figure and want to hide its flaws, it is better to give up clothes in white, beige, sandy colors, as well as delicate pastel colors. But this does not mean at all that you need to walk in black shapeless hoodies, which are several sizes larger. You can buy clothes in purple, navy blue, brown, blue and burgundy. It is better to give preference to cold shades - they are slimming.

Shapewear

This is a wonderful invention that allows you to hide the folds on the sides and stomach under clothes, make the chest higher, and the hips are not so lush. To look slimmer, you need to wear not thongs, but panties with a high waist. Pay attention to corsets - this item of women's wardrobe, invented many centuries ago, is still relevant today. Choose the right bra - it should have deep underwire cups without foam rubber with wide straps that do not cut into the skin.

High waist skirt

If you want to appear slimmer, you should pay attention to this model. hides the tummy and pulls it, making you visually thinner. You can fill it with a turtleneck or blouse, and wear a wide belt. Such skirts can be made of denim, black or any bright fabric, so they can be worn to the office, to the movies, and for a walk.

vertical line

In order to appear slimmer, you must have vertical stripes in your image. The main thing is that they are thin. Therefore, wear jackets, dresses and shirts with vertical lines. If the fabric is plain, stripes can be made using additional accessories. Just throw on a long chiffon scarf in a contrasting color or thin beads and you will appear slimmer. Lush ladies are allowed to wear diagonal stripes, but you need to refuse horizontal stripes - they make you fat.

waist belt

This elegant accessory must be in your wardrobe. Do not save on your beauty - buy several belts made of leather, suede and textiles in different colors. They can be worn with skirts, jeans, trousers. Slip a contrasting sash over the top of your figure-hugging dress. It will gracefully emphasize the waist and make the figure proportional.

small patterns

Do not wear clothes decorated with large prints - they only add extra pounds and make the figure bulky. Buy9 blouses and dresses with fine patterns. It can be floral ornaments, rhombus, square or peas. This print drapes the figure, hiding all its flaws.

Black tights

Stylists still have not come to a consensus about black tights. Some call them bad taste, others call them a fashion accessory that perfectly corrects the figure. Objectively speaking, black tights make legs look slimmer and more defined. Therefore, full ladies with skirts and dresses are advised to wear not solid, but black tights of low density.

Wide sleeves

To look slimmer, do not wear tank tops with straps - only clothes with sleeves suit you. Moreover, the sleeve should be wide and free enough. If it fits, then unnecessary folds will appear on the fabric and there will be a feeling that the clothes are not chosen in size and are small for you. A loose sleeve is a good option - this model slims and makes you taller.

Important accessories

In addition to wide belts and long chiffon scarves, elegant jewelry should be in your wardrobe. Do not wear short beads and massive brooches - wear pendants on a long chain and thin elongated earrings. If you have a full hand, give up wide puffy bracelets - they squeeze the skin ugly.
To appear slimmer, you need to wear not clutches, but bulky bags. Hats with soft wide brim will add charm to your image.

Even if nature rewarded you with magnificent forms, with the help of properly selected shoes, clothes and accessories, others can be easily deceived. Regardless of what figure you have, do not hide it under shapeless hoodies and do not be afraid to experiment. Be bright, stylish and independent!

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